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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,616 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025, and 24,257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 288 were fatal and 2,226 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 157 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (122), and casualties rose from 177 to 204.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,616
154th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,257
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
288
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
157
Up 29% on 2024

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme

1.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2881.6%
  • Serious2,22613%
  • Slight15,10286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3191.3%
  • Serious2,64711%
  • Slight21,29188%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. In 2025 there were 157, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157204
2024122177
20237590
20223143
20217096
202096129
2019130180
2018139211
2017207296
2016261369
2015275373
2014296401
2013289373
2012282392
2011306435
2010338490
2009319456
2008311430
2007402561
2006465652
2005445610
2004474641
2003464636
2002513726
2001519746
2000516728
1999459626
1998467652
1997530755
1996536769
1995486681
1994496712
1993456625
1992428561
1991390493
1990409514
1989461580
1988414541
1987507709
1986532738
1985518728
1984480634
1983431618
1982518732
1981480655
1980557750
1979559739

When and where crashes happen in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,352 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,432 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,507 (14%)
  • Thursday2,587 (15%)
  • Friday3,135 (18%)
  • Saturday2,589 (15%)
  • Sunday2,014 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59860 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59300 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,007 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,354 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,052 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,332 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,816 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,895 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,365 (7.7%)
  • February1,353 (7.7%)
  • March1,421 (8.1%)
  • April1,363 (7.7%)
  • May1,483 (8.4%)
  • June1,409 (8%)
  • July1,492 (8.5%)
  • August1,418 (8%)
  • September1,541 (8.7%)
  • October1,598 (9.1%)
  • November1,659 (9.4%)
  • December1,514 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,221 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,114 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting973 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown186 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit122 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,455 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,698 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds257 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds257 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds165 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist146 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (0.2%)
  • Other437 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded160 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,681 (61%)
  • Wet or damp6,246 (35%)
  • Frost or ice416 (2.4%)
  • Snow163 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep53 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph10,791 (61%)
  • 40 mph1,474 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph191 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2,225 (13%)
  • 70 mph2,909 (17%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,698 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway3,684 (21%)
  • Roundabout1,713 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road420 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,376 (63%)
  • Pedestrian2,814 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist2,531 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,466 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant593 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant514 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)383 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant282 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant162 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant118 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5535 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,037 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,419 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 204,510 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,440 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,446 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,126 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,294 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,504 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75908 (3.7%)
  • Over 75571 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded467 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,343 (59%)
  • Passenger7,100 (29%)
  • Pedestrian2,814 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,980 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,500 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,673 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,496 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,291 (4%)
  • Bus or coach598 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car434 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle287 (0.9%)
  • Minibus138 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle36 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 154th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
154th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 127th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme (this area)17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble17,34924,2942693,274

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme, with 872 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025: 2,043, including 26 fatal and 197 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA342,0432,79126197
2ndM61,5762,67650169
3rdA531,5142,32040214
4thA5001,1951,77336104
5thA5278621,065478
6thA5256889831198
7thA526237955108
8thB5368472601453
9thA519446613650
10thB5369364458646
11thB5367358459553
12thB5500347482544
13thA50321428653
14thB5044238322237
15thA51230379845
16thA531221330745
17thB5371147190324
18thA501186115311
19thB502674110314
20thB5370657818

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,803.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025: 10,872.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Of the latest 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity